D J L G Schutter

Summary

Affiliation: Utrecht University
Country: The Netherlands

Publications

  1. ncbi Unmasking feigned sanity: a neurobiological model of emotion processing in primary psychopathy
    Jack van Honk
    Utrecht University, The Netherlands
    Cogn Neuropsychiatry 11:285-306. 2006
  2. ncbi Fearful faces selectively increase corticospinal motor tract excitability: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Experimental Psychology, Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Psychophysiology 45:345-8. 2008
  3. ncbi The cerebello-hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis dysregulation hypothesis in depressive disorder
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Experimental Psychology, Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Med Hypotheses 79:779-83. 2012
  4. ncbi The cerebellum link to neuroticism: a volumetric MRI association study in healthy volunteers
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Experimental Psychology, Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    PLoS ONE 7:e37252. 2012
  5. ncbi The cerebellum in emotion regulation: a repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation study
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Experimental Psychology, Helmholtz Research Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Cerebellum 8:28-34. 2009
  6. ncbi Quantitative review of the efficacy of slow-frequency magnetic brain stimulation in major depressive disorder
    D J L G Schutter
    Experimental Psychology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
    Psychol Med 40:1789-95. 2010
  7. ncbi Retinal origin of phosphenes to transcranial alternating current stimulation
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Experimental Psychology, Helmholtz Research Institute, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Clin Neurophysiol 121:1080-4. 2010
  8. ncbi [Transcranial magnetic stimulation and cerebral physiology in psychiatric disorders]
    D J L G Schutter
    Tijdschr Psychiatr 51:97-105. 2009
  9. ncbi Corticospinal state variability and hemispheric asymmetries in motivational tendencies
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Department of Experimental Psychology, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Biol Psychol 87:450-2. 2011
  10. ncbi Brain oscillations and frequency-dependent modulation of cortical excitability
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Experimental Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Brain Stimul 4:97-103. 2011

Detail Information

Publications55

  1. ncbi Unmasking feigned sanity: a neurobiological model of emotion processing in primary psychopathy
    Jack van Honk
    Utrecht University, The Netherlands
    Cogn Neuropsychiatry 11:285-306. 2006
    ....
  2. ncbi Fearful faces selectively increase corticospinal motor tract excitability: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Experimental Psychology, Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Psychophysiology 45:345-8. 2008
    ..These findings provide the first direct evidence for selective increases in CST excitability to threat and contribute to evolutionary views on emotion and action preparedness...
  3. ncbi The cerebello-hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis dysregulation hypothesis in depressive disorder
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Experimental Psychology, Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Med Hypotheses 79:779-83. 2012
    ..The present hypothesis may further contribute to contemporary neurobiological views on stress regulation and depressive disorder, and may offer a potential biological basis for developing novel neurosomatic treatment protocols...
  4. ncbi The cerebellum link to neuroticism: a volumetric MRI association study in healthy volunteers
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Experimental Psychology, Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    PLoS ONE 7:e37252. 2012
    ..In conclusion, cerebellar volumes may constitute a clinico-neuroanatomical correlate for the development of depression- and anxiety-related symptoms...
  5. ncbi The cerebellum in emotion regulation: a repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation study
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Experimental Psychology, Helmholtz Research Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Cerebellum 8:28-34. 2009
    ..In order to clarify the underlying biological mechanisms involved, more research is needed...
  6. ncbi Quantitative review of the efficacy of slow-frequency magnetic brain stimulation in major depressive disorder
    D J L G Schutter
    Experimental Psychology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
    Psychol Med 40:1789-95. 2010
    ..Nine double-blind sham-controlled parallel intention-to-treat studies (252 patients) fulfilled inclusion criteria and were entered in a random-effects meta-analysis...
  7. ncbi Retinal origin of phosphenes to transcranial alternating current stimulation
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Experimental Psychology, Helmholtz Research Institute, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Clin Neurophysiol 121:1080-4. 2010
    ..To examine possible retinal contributions to cortically induced phosphenes by transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) involving the visual cortex...
  8. ncbi [Transcranial magnetic stimulation and cerebral physiology in psychiatric disorders]
    D J L G Schutter
    Tijdschr Psychiatr 51:97-105. 2009
    ..Transcranial magnetic stimulation (tms) is a technique that is being used increasingly to investigate the biological precursors of psychiatric disorders...
  9. ncbi Corticospinal state variability and hemispheric asymmetries in motivational tendencies
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Department of Experimental Psychology, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Biol Psychol 87:450-2. 2011
    ..This study demonstrates that MEP variability may provide an additional means for studying non-stationary properties of corticospinal excitability in relation to hemispheric asymmetries and motivational tendencies...
  10. ncbi Brain oscillations and frequency-dependent modulation of cortical excitability
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Experimental Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Brain Stimul 4:97-103. 2011
    ..The observed clinical effects are in the moderate range and it has been suggested that the efficiency of brain stimulation depends on the underlying cortical state...
  11. ncbi [Transcranial magnetic stimulation as a treatment for depression]
    D J L G Schutter
    Universitair Hoofddocent Verbonden aan de Afdeling Psychologische Functieleer aan de Universiteit van Utrecht
    Tijdschr Psychiatr 53:343-53. 2011
    ..Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a form of non-invasive brain stimulation that has been investigated in the last 15 years in order to find out whether this form of stimulation is effective in the treatment of depression...
  12. ncbi Increased sensitivity for angry faces in depressive disorder following 2 weeks of 2-Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation to the right parietal cortex
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Department of Experimental Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 13:1155-61. 2010
    ..These results provide the first preliminary support for the cognitive neuropsychological hypothesis of antidepressant action in rTMS treatment...
  13. ncbi High-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation to the cerebellum and implicit processing of happy facial expressions
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Department of Experimental Psychology, Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    J Psychiatry Neurosci 34:60-5. 2009
    ..We sought to further explore the effects of cerebellar high-frequency rTMS on implicit processing of emotional stimuli and mood...
  14. ncbi Partial clinical response to 2 weeks of 2 Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation to the right parietal cortex in depression
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Department of Experimental Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 12:643-50. 2009
    ..8%) compared to the sham rTMS treatment (6.3%). This study provides the first evidence showing that 2 Hz rTMS over the right parietal cortex may have antidepressant properties, and warrants further research...
  15. ncbi An endocrine perspective on the role of steroid hormones in the antidepressant treatment efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Experimental Psychology, Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Psychoneuroendocrinology 35:171-8. 2010
    ..Here we propose that the measurement and manipulation of steroid hormones could be crucial steps in the development of successful individually based TMS protocols for the treatment of MDD...
  16. ncbi Antidepressant efficacy of high-frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in double-blind sham-controlled designs: a meta-analysis
    D J L G Schutter
    Experimental Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Psychol Med 39:65-75. 2009
    ..The aim of this study was to provide an update on its clinical efficacy by performing a meta-analysis involving double-blind sham-controlled studies...
  17. ncbi Testosterone reduces unconscious fear but not consciously experienced anxiety: implications for the disorders of fear and anxiety
    Jack van Honk
    Helmholtz Research Institute, Affective Neuroscience Section, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3585 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Biol Psychiatry 58:218-25. 2005
    ..Presently, it was hypothesized that a single testosterone administration to humans would reduce unconscious fear but not consciously experienced anxiety...
  18. ncbi Testosterone reduces conscious detection of signals serving social correction: implications for antisocial behavior
    Jack van Honk
    Department of Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Psychol Sci 18:663-7. 2007
    ..This testosterone-induced impairment in the conscious detection of the socially corrective facial signal of anger may predispose individuals to antisocial behavior...
  19. ncbi 1 hz rTMS over the right prefrontal cortex reduces vigilant attention to unmasked but not to masked fearful faces
    Jack van Honk
    Helmholtz Research Institute, Affective Neuroscience Section, Utrecht University, The, Utrecht, Netherlands
    Biol Psychiatry 52:312-7. 2002
    ..In addition, the absence of an effect for masked fearful faces suggests that changes in emotional processing after a single session of rTMS predominantly involve the cortical affective pathways...
  20. ncbi TMS pulses on the frontal eye fields break coupling between visuospatial attention and eye movements
    S F W Neggers
    Experimental Psychology, Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
    J Neurophysiol 98:2765-78. 2007
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  21. ncbi High frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic over the medial cerebellum induces a shift in the prefrontal electroencephalography gamma spectrum: a pilot study in humans
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Affective Neuroscience Section, Helmholtz Research Institute, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Neurosci Lett 336:73-6. 2003
    ..Moreover elevations in mood and alertness were reported again after medial cerebellar stimulation only. Taken together, these data confirm and further specify the assumed cerebellar modulation of PFC activity and affect...
  22. ncbi Reductions in phenomenological, physiological and attentional indices of depressive mood after 2 Hz rTMS over the right parietal cortex in healthy human subjects
    Jack van Honk
    Helmholtz Research Institute, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Psychiatry Res 120:95-101. 2003
    ..These data suggest a role for the right parietal cortex in affective brain circuits regulating phenomenological, physiological and attentional aspects of depressive functioning...
  23. ncbi Baseline EEG theta/beta ratio and punishment sensitivity as biomarkers for feedback-related negativity (FRN) and risk-taking
    S A A Massar
    Department of Experimental Psychology, Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Clin Neurophysiol 123:1958-65. 2012
    ..In this study it was examined whether there was a relation between baseline theta/beta ratio in rest and FRN amplitude during a gambling task, and if such a correlation would be related to theta activity or to beta activity...
  24. ncbi Subjective impulsivity and baseline EEG in relation to stopping performance
    Marieke M Lansbergen
    Departments of Experimental Psychology and Psychopharmacology, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Brain Res 1148:161-9. 2007
    ....
  25. ncbi Is this hand for real? Attenuation of the rubber hand illusion by transcranial magnetic stimulation over the inferior parietal lobule
    Marjolein P M Kammers
    Helmholtz Institute, Experimental Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    J Cogn Neurosci 21:1311-20. 2009
    ....
  26. ncbi Inside the wire: aggression and functional interhemispheric connectivity in the human brain
    Dennis Hofman
    Experimental Psychology, Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Psychophysiology 46:1054-8. 2009
    ..We conclude that an aggressive personality style and selective attention to angry faces are positively correlated with functional interhemispheric connectivity...
  27. ncbi Alcohol breaks down interhemispheric inhibition in females but not in males: alcohol and frontal connectivity
    Sylco S Hoppenbrouwers
    Department of Experimental Psychology, Helmholtz Research Institute, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Psychopharmacology (Berl) 208:469-74. 2010
    ..Alcohol has renowned behavioral disinhibitory properties which are suggested to involve reductions in frontal lobe functioning as a result of diminished interhemispheric connectivity...
  28. ncbi Socially explosive minds: the triple imbalance hypothesis of reactive aggression
    Jack van Honk
    Department of Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan2, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
    J Pers 78:67-94. 2010
    ..This triple biobehavioral imbalance mirrors an evolutionary relapse into violently aggressive motivational drives that are adaptive among many reptilian and mammalian species, but may have become socially maladaptive in modern humans...
  29. ncbi A left-prefrontal lateralized, sympathetic mechanism directs attention towards social threat in humans: evidence from repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
    Jack van Honk
    Helmholtz Research Institute, Affective Neuroscience Section, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Neurosci Lett 319:99-102. 2002
    ..Our data suggest that a left-PFC lateralized, sympathetic mechanism directs attention towards the angry facial expression...
  30. ncbi An electrophysiological link between the cerebellum, cognition and emotion: frontal theta EEG activity to single-pulse cerebellar TMS
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Helmholtz Research Institute, Experimental Psychology Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Neuroimage 33:1227-31. 2006
    ....
  31. ncbi Extending the global workspace theory to emotion: phenomenality without access
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Affective Neuroscience Section, Helmholtz Research Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Conscious Cogn 13:539-49. 2004
    ..The current finding suggests that EEG coherence is modulated by unconscious emotional processes, which extends common views on the global workspace architecture of consciousness...
  32. ncbi Reductions in CI amplitude after repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) over the striate cortex
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Affective Neuroscience Section, Helmholtz Research Institute, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Brain Res Cogn Brain Res 16:488-91. 2003
    ..The present study provides causal evidence for the involvement of the striate cortex in generating the CI component...
  33. ncbi Electrophysiological ratio markers for the balance between reward and punishment
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Helmholtz Research Institute, Affective Neuroscience Section, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Brain Res Cogn Brain Res 24:685-90. 2005
    ..This finding provides the first direct evidence that the electrophysiologically derived EEG ratios can serve as biological markers for balance and imbalance in motivation...
  34. ncbi Administration of testosterone increases functional connectivity in a cortico-cortical depression circuit
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Helmholtz Research Institute, Affective Neuroscience Section, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
    J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 17:372-7. 2005
    ..The fact that only a single dose of T was able to induce the effect in healthy female subjects suggests that the mechanism is highly sensitive. A feasible application of T treatment in the struggle against depression is discussed...
  35. ncbi Functionally dissociated aspects in anterior and posterior electrocortical processing of facial threat
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Helmholtz Research Institute, Affective Neuroscience Section, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Int J Psychophysiol 53:29-36. 2004
    ..The more pronounced posterior eCNV suggests sustained attention to socially threatening information...
  36. ncbi From affective valence to motivational direction: the frontal asymmetry of emotion revised
    Jack van Honk
    Helmholtz Research Institute, Department of Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Psychol Sci 17:963-5. 2006
  37. ncbi A case of illusory own-body perceptions after transcranial magnetic stimulation of the cerebellum
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Experimental Psychology, Helmholtz Research Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Cerebellum 5:238-40. 2006
    ..The data provide the first evidence that the cerebellum might be involved in a neuronal network underlying illusory own-body perceptions...
  38. ncbi Increased positive emotional memory after repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation over the orbitofrontal cortex
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Department of Psychonomics, Affective Neuroscience Section, Helmholtz Research Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    J Psychiatry Neurosci 31:101-4. 2006
    ..The aim of the present study was to investigate whether slow, inhibitory repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) over the left OFC would improve memory for positive material...
  39. ncbi A stereotactic method for image-guided transcranial magnetic stimulation validated with fMRI and motor-evoked potentials
    S F W Neggers
    Department of Psychonomics, Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Neuroimage 21:1805-17. 2004
    ..The present results demonstrate that NeNa is a reliable method for image-guided TMS coil placement...
  40. ncbi Cortisol, depression and reduced cortico-cortical cross-talk in Cushing's syndrome
    D J L G Schutter
    Affective Neuroscience Section, Helmholtz Research Institute, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
    J Endocrinol Invest 27:683-6. 2004
    ..These findings provide preliminary evidence for the hypothesis that loss of cortico-cortical cross-talk might be linked to hypercortisolism and the severity of depressive symptoms...
  41. ncbi Scaling problems in the brain-mind conundrum
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Department of Psychonomics, Affective Neuroscience Section, Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Cortex 42:411-3; discussion 422-7. 2006
  42. ncbi A standardized motor threshold estimation procedure for transcranial magnetic stimulation research
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Experimental Psychology, Helmholtz Research Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    J ECT 22:176-8. 2006
    ..To introduce and to test a simple standardized motor threshold (MT) estimation procedure for transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) research...
  43. ncbi Functional anatomy of top-down visuospatial processing in the human brain: evidence from rTMS
    Andre Aleman
    Helmholtz Instituut, Psychological Laboratory, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Brain Res Cogn Brain Res 14:300-2. 2002
    ..Performance deteriorated significantly after rTMS over the parietal, but not occipital, cortex. These data support a causal link between parietal activation and top-down spatial processing...
  44. ncbi Testosterone shifts the balance between sensitivity for punishment and reward in healthy young women
    Jack van Honk
    Affective Neuroscience Section, Psychonomics, Helmholtz Research Institute, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Psychoneuroendocrinology 29:937-43. 2004
    ..These findings not only provide the first direct evidence for the effects of testosterone on punishment-reward contingencies in humans, but they also give further insights into the hypothetical link between testosterone and psychopathy...
  45. ncbi Defective somatic markers in sub-clinical psychopathy
    Jack van Honk
    Helmholtz Research Institute, Affective Neuroscience Section, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Neuroreport 13:1025-7. 2002
    ..These findings provide further evidence for the hypothesized link between psychopathy and orbitofrontal dysfunction...
  46. ncbi A framework for targeting alternative brain regions with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of depression
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Affective Neuroscience Section, Helmholtz Research Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    J Psychiatry Neurosci 30:91-7. 2005
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  47. ncbi The cerebellum on the rise in human emotion
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Affective Neuroscience Section, Department of Psychonomics, Helmholtz Research Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Cerebellum 4:290-4. 2005
    ..Research shows that the functional repertoire of the cerebellum is broader than previously thought and its involvement in emotion is noteworthy...
  48. ncbi Interrelations between motivational stance, cortical excitability, and the frontal electroencephalogram asymmetry of emotion: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Department of Experimental Psychology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands d schutter fss uu nl
    Hum Brain Mapp 29:574-80. 2008
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  49. ncbi Electrophysiological correlates of cortico-subcortical interaction: a cross-frequency spectral EEG analysis
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Department of Psychonomics, Affective Neuroscience Section, Helmholtz Research Institute, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Clin Neurophysiol 117:381-7. 2006
    ..To get further insights into these mechanisms, the current study investigated whether CSC-ct would decrease as a function of increased slow (SW) or fast wave (FW) activity...
  50. ncbi Low cortisol levels and the balance between punishment sensitivity and reward dependency
    Jack van Honk
    Helmholtz Research Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Neuroreport 14:1993-6. 2003
    ..These findings suggest that low levels of cortisol may set the balance between the sensitivity for punishment and reward dependency towards a pre-disposition for psychopathy...
  51. ncbi The role of the cerebellum in the pathophysiology and treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders: a review
    Sylco S Hoppenbrouwers
    Department of Experimental Psychology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
    Brain Res Rev 59:185-200. 2008
    ....
  52. ncbi Transcranial magnetic stimulation and processing of facial threats
    Jack van Honk
    Am J Psychiatry 161:928; author reply 928-9. 2004
  53. ncbi Anxious apprehension increases coupling of delta and beta oscillations
    Gennady G Knyazev
    State Research Institute of Physiology, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Novosibirsk 630117, Russia
    Int J Psychophysiol 61:283-7. 2006
    ..Contrariwise, delta-beta coupling appeared only in anxiogenic situation both in high and low anxiety subjects...
  54. ncbi Decoupling of midfrontal delta-beta oscillations after testosterone administration
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Int J Psychophysiol 53:71-3. 2004
  55. ncbi Salivary cortisol levels and the coupling of midfrontal delta-beta oscillations
    Dennis J L G Schutter
    Int J Psychophysiol 55:127-9. 2005